by Franklin Jake Flake Mr. Flake is a senator in the Arizona State Legislature. Anyone who has spent any time in Arizona is familiar with a mirage. One of its characteristics is that the closer you move toward it, the…

The following letter to the editor, published in the January 7 edition of The New York Times, responds to a December 31 editorial: To the Editor: Your Dec. 31 editorial "Looking at America" does a great disservice to the men…

As a another year passes, we look forward to the promise of new beginnings as reflection is made on the course our lives took over the past year. Many of us experienced both ups and downs throughout 2007, some with…

Phoenix, AZArizona Republican Party Chairman Randy Pullen said new survey research information coming out around the country indicated voters were looking for alternatives to Hillary Rodham Clinton. Pullen said the trend was a sign that "Americans are looking for fresh…

Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Republican Party Chairman Randy Pullen today said Americans needed a government that was not just capable but that was honest with the people. Arizona Republican Party Chairman Randy Pullen said Democrat presidential candidate and New York…

What's the Final Economic Cost? By Kevin Rogers, President of the Arizona Farm Bureau ARIZONA I appreciate facts don't sell emotion does, and there is nothing more emotional than immigration these days. But facts are troublesome things and they won't…

Veterans Day is Sunday, November 11. Whether you're a proponent of the war in Iraq, or opposed to it (Edmund Burke once said, "The only thing necessary for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing."), our troops…

By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl The United States, through the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Justice Department, operates and funds detention facilities throughout Indian Country as part of its trust responsibilities to Native Americans. According to a Justice Department…

By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl House Appropriations Committee Chairman Congressman David R. Obey recently announced that he would unilaterally block an emergency funding bill for our troops in Iraq, in order to force a change in the administrations policy. Cutting…

By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl The president recently nominated Judge Michael B. Mukasey to become the nation's 81st attorney general. Judge Mukasey has devoted more than 22 years to public service, four as a federal prosecutor and more than 18…

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner W. Ralph BashamHomeland security often is a balancing act between two ideals: vigilance and convenience. Nowhere does this dichotomy between security and facilitation play out more dramatically than at our borders and ports of…

by Terry Goddard, Arizona Attorney General Phoenix, Arizona - Arizona's subprime loans and foreclosures are reaching record levels in Arizona and across the country. Arizona ranks 2nd behind Nevada for the most subprime loans in the country. With millions of…